Holiday Fruit Salad

Description

Thanksgiving. Christmas. Easter. Summer BBQs. This Holiday Fruit Salad is the perfect special occasion side for them all! Creamy, fluffy and crowd-pleasing!

Ingredients

For the Pineapple Custard:

3 tablespoons pineapple juice (from the can of Dole Pineapple Chunks)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/4 cup sugar

3 egg yolks

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon butter

For the Fruit Salad:

1 20oz can Dole Pineapple Chunks

1 cup jarred cherries, drained

1 15oz can Dole Mandarin Oranges

1 cup grapes

2 cups marshmallows, halved

1 cup whipped cream, beat into firm peaks

2 bananas, sliced

Instructions

For the Pineapple Custard:

In the bowl of a double boiler, combine the pineapple juice, lemon juice, sugar, egg yolks, cornstarch and butter.

Set over a double boiler and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a wooden spoon. This usually takes 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and let cool before adding to the fruit salad.

For the Fruit Salad:

Combine all the ingredients except the whipped cream and bananas. Fold in the cooled pineapple custard and whipped cream.

Refrigerate overnight. Add the sliced bananas just before serving. Enjoy!